FILTER Magazine #56

By Staff on March 4, 2013

FILTER likes music. There's no hiding it. We also like our own opinions a whole bunch, so once a week we give the masses a fleeting glimpse into our selective stereos and Internet browsers to let them see firsthand what fuels our endless devotion. We like to think of it as community service. We're selfless like that. So without further ado, here are the official, inarguable, objectively good FILTER Weekly Picks—providing everything from new LPs you should be spinning to the latest good-fer-you videos. Yeah, we're good at what we do:

Why: Stephen Eichhorn is a Chicago-based artist with unmistakable style. He is best known for his delicate hand cut collages featuring orchids, succulents and other foliage. I just (gulp) purchased my first two pieces of "grown up" art from Stephen while I can still afford it. -- Monique Gilbert

Why: This band features members of various Brooklyn bands you've probably heard of. They've been popping up around NYC for the past half decade and somehow they managed to release their debut album and video today. -- Mike Bell

Why: I attended The Newsroom panel at the PaleyFest last night in Los Angeles. Aaron Sorkin and the cast (including Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn and Sam Waterston) spoke with CNN's Piers Morgan about the forthcoming second season (including an exclusive 10-minute clip) and highlights from the first season. Of foremost interest was that Sorkin writes with specific songs in mind for the action (including the epic 7-minute Coldplay "Fix You" montage from the fourth episode "I'll Try to Fix You"). No word on whether he planned Radiohead's "High and Dry" for the second episode. -- Pat McGuire